Once the pellets get contacted with humidity, they swell up and causing the auger to jam up. When sawdust gets hard, they become very hard. When sawdust sits into the auger, it eventually gets dried. Once the pellets get wet, it turns into the sawdust. If there is enough water on the grill and it goes into the hopper, the pellets get wet. The Rec Tec grill is not a waterproof pellet grill. The foreign objects may find their way into the grill hopper and may cause the auger to get clogged. Sometimes, the small screw or nail gets into the pellet hopper and it goes into the auger. The contamination from a hard foreign object causes the auger to get jam. This foreign object when goes into the auger and the auger tube it clogs the auger. The foreign objects go into the auger through the pellet hopper. The foreign object may go into the hopper when you fill the pellets into the hopper. There are foreign objects in the auger leads to auger may get jam. The auger may get clog due to some reasons. In some cases, due to the shear bolt is missing, the auger will turn but the unable to turn the auger shaft and you’ll end up with no pellets feeding in the firepot. If the shear pin sheared, the auger won’t turn but the auger motor turns itself. If you accidentally sheared the shear pin causes the auger not to work properly. So, you need to replace the whole auger motor assembly. If the auger motor does not come off at all, it means the auger motor is dead and you need to replace it soon. Due to the dead auger motor, the auger won’t work at all. In some cases, the auger motor is itself is faulty, so that auger won’t turn. What Causes A Rec Tec Pellet Grill Auger Not Turning? Dead auger motor But the good news there are various solutions to fix this issue. There are myriad reasons for the Rec Tec auger not turning or it gets jam. The Rec Tec auger does not turn because of dead auger motor, auger jam issue or sheared shear pin, etc. If your Rec Tec auger not turning, it means you have to replace your whole pellet smoker? Rec Tec is not the new player to the pellet grilling game as it has been producing the pellet grills since 2008.īut I like their latest line of products which are some of their most impressive.Īs it’s just a machine, you may encounter some issues with your Rec Tec grill like the Rec Tec auger not turning. Rec Tec is one of the best pellet grills with heavy gauge stainless steel construction that build to last. ( Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases at NO additional cost to the customer.)

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